Next day, Sriguru bid farewell to everyone and left his home. From Karanja, he went to Tryambakeshwar (Nashik District) and eventually went to Nashik (Maharashtra). After spending a night in Nashik, he went to Manjarika village located on the banks of River Godavari. An ascetic named Madhavaranya stayed in Manjarika. He was a great devotee of Sriguru Narasinha Saraswati. He was entirely absorbed in meditation and singing hymns praising his tutelary deity^[1], Narasinha Saraswati. Lord Narasinha Saraswati had blessed him with Divine Vision in his meditation. Very often he would see him in the form of a Divine ascetic, but Madhavaranya wanted to see him manifested in the form of a deity with attributes.

The day when Sriguru reached Manjarika village, Madhavaranya had the Divine sight of Lord Narasinha Saraswati in his meditation. Madhavaranya was confused with these two forms. However, his confusion was resolved very soon when he saw his deity Narasinha Saraswati getting merged into the form of the Divine ascetic. At that very moment, Sriguru manifested himself in his presence and announced “Sriguru Devdatta” in a continuous deep sounding chant. When Madhavaranya opened his eyes he saw the same Divine ascetic who had came in his vision during meditation. He felt contented. Sriguru told him that Lord Narasinha Saraswati was highly pleased with him and he would soon be blessed with the Divine sight of the Lord.

^[1] Tutelary Deity: A tutelary spirit is a god,  who serves as the guardian or watcher over a particular site, person, or nation.